Planning application
Woodpeckers 9 Ainstey Drive Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7JT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 4 Trees as shown within the Yeovil District Council (SPAR 1) 1976 and Somerset Council Sparkford No. 1 2026 Tree Preservation Order. T1 T2 T3 Small leaves lime ( tilia cordata) Re pollard trees by removing the epicormic and reiteration growth back near the past 2018 reductions points this will lessen the overall canopy radial spread by approx. 4 metres. All pruning cuts wont exceed approx. 65 mm in diameters and will be applied only on the new regenerative young wood, therefore the tree surgery work will trespass the young material as threshold point between parent limbs or main scaffold structure and the already established pollard heads. T 4 Overmature oak ( quercus robur)growing in the field corner, prune the lowest tips of south east branch to lift canopy by half metres to improve light factor in the garden. The removal of a little branch drop crotch cut with silky saw ( approx. diameter of cut 25-30 mm).
As published by the council, reference 26/00550/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00550/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Sparkford
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA22 7JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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